Seven mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency to begin their service about July 1. Assignments will be announced later.

Jeffrey Acerson, 51, Lindon 11th Ward, Lindon Utah Stake; counselor in stake presidency; former stake executive secretary, high councilor, bishop and counselor and missionary in the Italy Milan Mission and Italy Padova Mission. Mayor of Lindon, Utah. Born in Murray, Utah, to Donald Alfred and Birdie Thorum Acerson. Married Karen Lynn Cozzens, six children.

A ward choir director, Sister Acerson is a former ward Young Women president, counselor and adviser, counselor in a ward Relief Society presidency, and teacher in Sunday School, Relief Society and Primary. Born in Moab, Utah, to Richard Oliver and Mary Jane Parkison Cozzens.

Russell Grant Bulloch, 49, Canyon View 2nd Ward, Orem Utah Canyon View Stake; high councilor; former stake president and counselor, bishop and counselor, branch president and missionary in the Argentina Rosario Mission. Assistant administrator for CES. Born in St. George, Utah, to Grant Miller and Madlyne Palmer Bulloch. Married Ellen Anderson, four children.

A counselor in the ward Relief Society presidency, Sister Bulloch is a former ward Young Women president, counselor and secretary in a stake Primary presidency, ward Primary counselor and teacher and ward Relief Society secretary. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Merril J. and Cherrill Kendall Anderson.

Lynn G Erickson, 51, Hunter 2nd Ward, Salt Lake Hunter Stake; stake president; former counselor in a stake presidency, bishop, high councilor, stake clerk, gospel doctrine teacher and missionary in the South Dakota Rapid City Mission. Vice president of operations, Zimmer Rocky Mountain. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Glenn Crook and Lu Jean Brown Erickson. Married Trisha Toone, four children.

A counselor in the ward Young Women presidency, Sister Erickson is a former counselor in a stake Young Women presidency, ward Young Women president, member of the stake Primary music board and ward Primary teacher. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Gerald Rishton and Patricia Ann Haslam Williams Toone.

Michael Francis Hemingway, 55, Centerville 8th Ward, Centerville Utah Canyon View Stake; counselor in the stake presidency; former bishop and counselor, branch president, gospel doctrine teacher and missionary in the California North Mission. Director of media in the Missionary Department of the Church. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Donald William and Donna Laws Hemingway. Married Lee Ann Western, six children.

A ward Relief Society pianist, Sister Hemingway is a former ward Primary president, counselor, teacher and chorister, stake Young Women adviser, ward Young Women counselor and adviser and Cub Scout leader. Born in Chateauroux, Indre, France, to Ralph James and Sarah Stayner Western.

Beaver Taituliatu Ho Ching, 60, Nuuuli 2nd Ward, Pago Pago American Samoa Central Stake; Area Seventy; former stake president and counselor, bishop and counselor, high councilor and missionary in the Samoa Apia Mission. President, CBT Ho Ching & Co., Inc. Born in Fagaalu, Tutuila, American Samoa, to Charles Ralph and Talaitupu Ruth Soliai Ho Ching. Married Judy Ann Miller, seven children.

Sister Ho Ching is a former ward Young Women president, teacher in Relief Society, Primary, seminary, gospel doctrine and Sunday School and stake Primary chorister. Born in Opportunity, Wash., to Kermit Norman and Violet Marie Harmon Miller.

Craig Mather Moffat, 59, Monument Park 14th Ward, Salt Lake Monument Park Stake; counselor in the stake presidency; former bishop and counselor, high councilor, high priests group leader, ward executive secretary and missionary in the Northern Far East Mission. Physician, Allergy and Immunology, IHC. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ralph Webb and Janice Mather Moffat. Married Kathleen Davis, four children.

A member of the ward Relief Society enrichment committee, Sister Moffat is a former stake and ward Primary president, ward Young Women president and counselor, counselor in a ward Relief Society presidency and Primary teacher. Born in Provo, Utah, to Ronald Ernest and Lorraine Davis.

John Wallace Yardley, 55, Panguitch 1st Ward, Panguitch Utah Stake; Area Seventy; former stake president, bishop, Aaronic Priesthood adviser, and missionary in the California South Mission. Owner of Yardley Insurance Agency. Born in Panguitch, Utah, to James Frederick and Alta Hatch Yardley. Married Pamela Riggs, five children.

A ward Young Women secretary, Sister Yardley is a former counselor in a stake Young Women presidency, ward Relief Society president, Relief Society enrichment leader and ward music chairman. Born in Panguitch, Utah, to Jay Angus and Myrtle Gardiner Riggs.